World War II
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Browse our inventory of original newspapers from World War II, or view our main World War II newspapers page to learn more about newspapers from this era.
Terrific Honolulu newspaper, one day after Pearl Harbor...
Item #655203
December 8, 1941
THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER, Hawaii, Dec. 8, 1941
* Attack on Pearl Harbor
* U.S. to enter World War II
* Imperial Japanese Navy
* Great headline for display !
Fully one-third of the newspaper, above the masthead, is taken up with a dramatic three line banner headline: "SABOTEURS LAND HERE ! Britain, Australia Declare War ! " with various related subheads as well includi... See More
Interesting movie prop newspaper...
Item #630904
May 17, 1940
GAZETTE JOURNAL--EXTRA, May 17, 1940 An interesting movie prop newspaper, presumable one which featured the fall of France during World War II within its script. The large & very bold banner headline: "FRANCE QUITS ! " plus the smaller: "Hitler Vows to Conquer World".
The balance of the four page newspaper has just "filler" material relating to nothing. Suc... See More
Broadside declaration of the war's end....
Item #620034
May 8, 1945
THE STAR, Guernsey (Channel Islands), May 8, 1945
* Great broadside on end of World War II
* Nazi occupied island is liberated
This English-speaking island in the English Channel was under Nazi control during World War II. This is a broadside issue (a single sheet printed on the front only; back is blank), of larger size than this newspaper typically published.
With just one column o... See More
Very dramatic end-of-war front page...
Item #653708
August 15, 1945
DAILY PACIFICAN--EXTRA, subtitled: "The Army Newspaper in the Western Pacific". Not dated in the masthead but the top of pg. 3 has August 15, 1945.
* World War II ends
* V-J day
What could be a better & more dramatic front page this this one, and in a military newspaper no less? See the: "WAR OVER" which takes almost the entire front page of this tabloid-size newspap... See More
Fantastic broadside on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Item #656892
April 12, 1945
THE SCIO TRIBUNE--EXTRA !, Linn County, Oregon, April 12, 1945
* Very usual broadside extra
* Franklin D. Roosevelt FDR death
* Great for display
The photos tells it all. We have never seen a newspaper with such a dramatic presentation on the front page. The publisher wanted to use larger letters than the width of his newspaper would allow so he set all the type below the masthead si... See More
Churchill's very famous: "This was their finest hour..." speech...
Item #661029
June 18, 1940
NEW YORK WORLD TELEGRAM, June 18, 1940
* Winston Churchill's famous speech
* "This was their finest hour"
Front page has a two column heading: "Churchill Fears Immediate Attack" with subhead. (see) This report carries over to page 3. Pages 13 & 14 has the full text of Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes w
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* Winston Churchill's famous speech
* "This was their finest hour"
Front page has a two column heading: "Churchill Fears Immediate Attack" with subhead. (see) This report carries over to page 3. Pages 13 & 14 has the full text of Churchill's famous speech to the House of Commons in which he concludes w
The United Nations is created...
Item #645568
June 27, 1945
NEW YORK TIMES, June 27, 1945
* The United Nations created (UN)
* Intergovernmental Organization
The ftpg. features a very nice--and historic--report on the creation of the United Nations: "TRUMAN CLOSES UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE WITH PLEA TO TRANSLATE CHARTER INTO DEEDS..." with various related subheads and a nice photo showing Truman observing Secretary of State Stettinius... See More
MacArthur: "I shall return"...
Item #661414
March 20, 1942
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 20, 1942
* General Douglas MacArthur
* "I Shall Return" quote as 1st reported
* World War II Philippines
The front page has a nice banner headline: "PRESIDENT ORDERS DRIVE ON JAPS, MacARTHUR SAYS" with subheads that include: ""'I Came Through from Corregidor and I Shall Return,' General Says" and more. Nice for displ... See More
Churchill's famous "never give in" speech...
Item #659720
October 30, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 30, 1941
* Winston Churchill's famous speech
* "Never Give In" never, never, never...
* Harrow School - London, England
Page 4 contains one of the most famous speeches of World War II, certainly among the top speeches by British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill.
On October 29 Churchill visited his former school at Harrow and gave his "... See More
Nazi message to those who evacuated Guernsey...
Item #621160
August 2, 1940
THE STAR, Island of Guernsey, Aug. 2, 1940
* Rare pro Nazi newspaper
* Island of Guernsey
This is a fascinating issue, as this island in the English Channel was occupied by the Nazi around July 1, 1940 and remained in Nazi control till the end of the war. This issue, just a month after German occupation, has a great front page, giving the text of the announcement from the British resi... See More
Invasion of the Philippines... MacArthur returns...
Item #661359
October 20, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 20, 1944
* General Douglas MacArthur returns
* Leyte Gulf, Philippines (1st report)
* "I Shall Return" becomes real
The front page has a nice banner headline: "M'ARTHUR INVADES CENTRAL PHILIPPINES; FOOTHOLD TO SPLIT ISLANDS FIRMLY HELD; ROOSEVELT PROMISES JAPAN A LESSON NOW" with subheads and map. More inside, loads of text. First report... See More
Island of Guernsey is free of the Nazis...
Item #622117
May 10, 1945
EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey, May 10, 1945
* Historic Guernsey issue
* Nazis driven out
* World War II ends in Europe
This four page newspaper was published on this island in the English Channel and was occupied by the Germans during most of WWII, from July 1, 1940 through May 9, 1945. During the Nazi occupation they took over this newspaper and filled it with pro-German propaganda, o... See More
Horrors of Nazi death camps coming to light...
Item #623309
July 6, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1944
* Nazi concentration camps exposed for 1st time
* Horrors of Auschwitz and more told
Page 6 has one column headings: "THE DEATH CAMPS PLACES OF HORROR" "German Establishments for Mass Killings of Jews Describes by Swiss" (see) Coverage on the horrors of the Nazi death camps finally being realized by the public for the fi... See More
Female Jewish physician identifies Holocaust leaders...
Item #661034
September 22, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 22, 1945 Page 5 contains a very compelling article on identifying Nazis leaders involved in the holocaust atrocities on the Jews, with the one column head: "Belsen Survivor Picks Out Nazis" and subhead: "Jewish Woman Physician Who Was Also in Oswiecim Camp Is Witness at Trial". The text (see photos) notes a: "...Polish Jewish woman, her conc... See More
The establishing of the Jewish Warsaw ghetto...
Item #660443
November 26, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 26, 1940
* Warsaw, Poland Ghetto established
* Jewish - Jews - Judaica
* Nazi-occupied Europe
Page 8 has a two column heading announcning: "Walls Will Enclose Warsaw Jews Today; 500,000 Begin 'New Life' in Nazi-Built Ghetto" First report coverage on the establishment of the largest Jewish Ghetto in Nazi-occupied Europe. Most of the residents i... See More
End is near: in an Okinawa military newspaper...
Item #653705
August 12, 1945
THE BUCCANEER, Okinawa, August, 12, 1945
* Very rare Okinawa occupation publication
* Post Battle of Okinawa Japan military issue
* Surrender of Japan very close
A crude, typewriter-set newsheet printed under less than ideal situations at a military came. Such were typical during WWII.
Most of the ftpg. is taken up with: "EXTRA ! ALLIES ACCEPT JAP OFFER". Most of th... See More
Uncovering the tragedy of the Holocaust...
Item #639262
April 22, 1945
THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, April 22, 1945
* Jewish Holocaust being uncovered
* Nazi concentration camps realized
With the front page headlines announcing the Allied forces advancing further into Germany during the closing weeks of the war, the big story is actually found on page 13 with a three column head: "Ghastly Burial for Prison Dead" "Nameless Victims of Naz... See More
Jewish population in Europe decimated by Hitler....
Item #649498
February 17, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 17, 1945
* The Jewish Holocaust summary
* Dr. Joseph Schwartz's estimation
* Adolph Hitler's Final Solution
Page 8 has a interesting report concerning the outcome of the Jewish Holocaust near the end of World War II with a two column heading: "Schwartz Says Only 1,500,000 Jews Are Left In Europe as Result of German Murders" (see) Dr. Joseph S... See More
Babe Ruth & Ty Cobb go at it in golf... Roosevelt's Executive Order against descrimination...
Item #658947
June 26, 1941
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 26, 1941
* President Roosevelt's Executive Order 8802
* Ending discrimination in Department of Defense jobs
Page 12 has two column heading: "President Orders an Even Break For Minorities in Defense Jobs", with the subhead: "He Issues an Order That Defense Contract Holders Not Allow Discrimination Against Negroes or Any Worker", followed by a... See More
Guernsey is free! Announced in a Guernsey newspaper...
Item #621329
May 14, 1945
EVENING PRESS, Guernsey, May 14, 1945
* Nazis driven out
* World War II ends in Europe
This historic issue announces the end of the German occupation of Guernsey and includes front page heads: "Invasion of Guernsey", "The King's Message and Proclamation by C.I. Commander" with a related front page photo. The text begins: "The invasion of ... See More
Ernie Pyle killed...
Item #623278
April 19, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, April 19, 1945
* Ernie Pyle killed (1st report)
* American GI journalist
* Lejima - Okinawa Island
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces: "Ernie Pyle Is Killed on Ie Island; Foe Fired When All Seemed Safe" Lengthy text continues inside with two related photos. Nice to have in this famous NYC titl
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* Ernie Pyle killed (1st report)
* American GI journalist
* Lejima - Okinawa Island
A two column heading near the bottom of the front page announces: "Ernie Pyle Is Killed on Ie Island; Foe Fired When All Seemed Safe" Lengthy text continues inside with two related photos. Nice to have in this famous NYC titl
Collection of English language Nazi newspapers...
Item #636874
WORLD WAR II: "The Star" and "Evening Press" newspapers from Guernsey in the Channel Islands. Ten issues of a bona-fide Nazi newspaper published in English for the residents of this English Channel island during the Nazi occupation. All issues date from 1940 thru early 1945. The images shown are representative of what you will receive.
Jewish Holocaust... Nazi atrocities... Cold-blooded murder...
Item #653747
June 4, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 4, 1944 Page 6 has one column headlines: "POLE SAYS NAZIS PLAN SLAVE TOWN," "Reports 75,000-Acre Plot in Poland Even Contains Permanent Factories".
Page 4 has a one column headline: "Senators Appeal on Hungary's Jews" with subhead:"Foreign Relations Committee Pleads with People to Stop 'Cold-Blooded Murder' ".... See More
Report on Pearl Harbor, in a pro-Nazi newspaper...
Item #633628
December 10, 1941
EVENING PRESS, Island of Guernsey (in the English Channel), Dec. 10, 1941
* Rare German occupation title
* Bombing of Pearl Harbor
* World War II - WWII
A very curious issue, as Guernsey, an English-speaking island, was occupied by the Germans during WWII so all the news was pro-Nazi.
The bottom half of the front page has two column heads on the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "Heavy ... See More
1942 USS Yorktown Midway sinking....
Item #658600
September 17, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, September 17, 1942
* USS Aircraft Carrier Yorktown sinking
* Battle of Midway aftermath
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a five column heading: "Eyewitness Story of Yorktown's Death" with subheads that include: "TELLS HOW VALIANT SHIP FOUGHT TO STAY AFLOAT" (see) More on pages 10 and 11 with related diagram. Two nice photos on page 12.... See More
1942 Naval Battle of Guadalcanal victory...
Item #658625
November 17, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1942
* Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
* Savo Island - Solomons
The front page has a great banner headline: "SMASH BIG JAP FLEET!" with subheads. Nice for display. Related map is on page 2. First report coverage on the U.S. victory in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publica... See More
Battle of Midway... Eyewitness account...
Item #659347
June 9, 1942
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 9, 1942
* Battle Of Midway ends w/ win
* Japanese vs. American Navy
* Great eyewitness account - George H. Gay Jr.
The front page has a great banner headline: "DESCRIBES MIDWAY BATTLE!" with subheads and small photo of Gay and related illustration. (see) Nice for display. More on page 2. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this Wo... See More
Hitler and Eva Braun wed... Is Hitler still alive?...
Item #660621
June 10, 1945
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 10, 1945
* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun married
* Is he still alive in Europe ?
* Post-World War II - WWII
An interesting one column heading on the front page: "HITLER LIVES, REDS SUSPECT; BARE WEDDING" with subhead. The article begins: "Adolf Hitler married his sweetheart, Eva Braun, two days before Berlin's fall and the lovers ... See More
1941 Atlantic Charter... FDR & Churchill...
Item #661236
August 14, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 14, 1941.
* Atlantic Charter issued (1st report)
* Winston Churchill - World War II - WWII
* President Franklin D. Roosevelt
The front page has a great banner headline: "ROOSEVELT, CHURCHILL MAP PEACE-AFTER-VICTORY AIMS" with subhead, related photo and the "Eight Points" listed. (see) First report coverage on the famous meeting at sea be... See More
History making 3rd term of the presidency.....
Item #661241
January 20, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, January 20, 1941
* Franklin D. Roosevelt
* 3rd FDR inauguration
* First time for 3rd term
The front page has a great banner headline: "ROOSEVELT STARTS 3RD TERM 'IN FACE OF GREAT PERILS'" with subheads and related photo. (see) Nice for display.
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, small... See More
Winston Churchill address to U.S. Congress...
Item #661244
December 26, 1941
NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 26, 1941
* Prime Minister Winston Churchill address
* Joint session of the United States Congress
* "We Are The Masters Of Our Fate" speech
The front page has a great banner headline: "CHURCHILL FORECASTS ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN '43" with subheads. Nice for display. Complete text of Churchill's address is on page 10.
Complete with ... See More
Hitler to create a separate Jewish state?
Item #655717
October 4, 1939
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 4, 1939 The front page features an interesting banner headline: "JEWISH STATE, HITLER PLAN" and a subhead: "May Create Settlement In Warsaw; Chamberlain, Lloyd George Clash".
A portion of the report includes: "Fuehrer Hitler...discussed the future of the portions of Poland which he now controls. He instructed his colleagues to prepare ... See More
Jewish holocaust atrocities become known...
Item #655333
October 10, 1943
NEW YORK TIMES, October 10, 1943
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Italy exterminations
A report on page 35 gives evidence that the holocaust atrocities by the Germans against the Jews of Europe were known at least two years (some as early ass December, 1942) before the discovery of concentration camps in Germany in 1945.
The column headlines report: "MUR... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #631293
May 8, 1944
THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 8, 1944
* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
* Mention of the infamous "gas vans"
Page 8 has an article headed: "SOVIET SAYS NAZIS MURDERED 102,000" "Civilians and War Prisoners Killed Near Rovno, Poland, Commission Charges" See photos for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Hun... See More
Concentration camp for children & ...
Item #640136
April 24, 1945
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1945
* Concentration camp for children found
* Jewish holocaust realization
* Buchenwald Nazi death camp
* Horrors being revealed for 1st time
Page 4 has a one column heading: "Freed Camp Yields 862 Child 'Slaves'". First report coverage of a concentration camp for children that was found by Russian troops in Poland.
The top of page ... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #650915
June 30, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Europe exterminations
Page 7 has small one column headings: "1,000,000 Jews Slain By Nazis, Report Says" "'Slaughterhouse' of Europe Under Hitler Described at London" See images for coverage on the atrocities in Nazi-occupied Europe. Rare to find such reports in news... See More
1942 Heinrich Himmler orders extermination of Jews.....
Item #653391
November 24, 1942
TAUNTON DAILY NEWS, Mass., November 24, 1942
* The Jewish Holocaust in progress
* Extermination of Polish Jews ordered
* Heinrich Himmler - trains packed
The bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Assert Himmler Order Extermination of Half Of Jews in Poland" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day with much on other World War II events. ... See More
1943 WWII Cairo Conference...
Item #658647
December 2, 1943
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 2, 1943
* Cairo Conference in Egypt
* Franklin D. Roosevelt - Winston Churchill
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a nice banner headline: "STRIP JAPAN, ALLIES PLEDGE; Aim to Free Stolen Empire; 3 Leaders on New Journey" with subheads. Nice for display. Related photo and map are on the back page. (see) First report coverage... See More
Horrors of Nazi death camps coming to light in 1944...
Item #658909
November 26, 1944
CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Nov. 26, 1944
* Nazi concentration camps exposed
* Horrors of Auschwitz and more told
The front page has a one column heading: "Nazi Brutality in Camps Told by 3 Who Fled" Two related photos on page 14. Coverage on the horrors of the Nazi death camps finally being realized by the public for the first time.
Thirty plus pages, light toning at the... See More
1945 Postdam Conference (Germany)...
Item #658921
July 18, 1945
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 18, 1945
* Potsdam Conference (Germany)
* World war II era original
* Prime Minister Winston Churchill
* Harry Truman - Joseph Stalin
The front page has a great banner headline: "DISCUSS TERMS FOR JAPAN!" with subheads. Nice for display. Two related photos are on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in history repo... See More
1944 D-Day and the U.S. economy...
Item #660933
June 7, 1944
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, San Francisco, June 7, 1944
* D-Day invasion of France (1st report)
* The U.S. economy perspective of it
Here is a interesting and quite rare issue of this famous financial publication the day after the D-Day invasion of Europe (France). The top of the front page has one column headings that include: "Invasion's Impact" "Marks Beginning of End of... See More
Casey at the Bat death in 1943...
Item #630683
February 10, 1943
THE NEW YORK TIMES, NY, February 10, 1943
* Casey at the Bat death ?
* Battle of Guadalcanal ends w/ victory
The front page has a four column headline: "GUADALCANAL IS OURS" with subheads and related map. Lengthy text.
Page 25: "'CASEY' CLAIMANT DEAD IN CAPITAL" with subheads that include: "Daniel Casey, 80, Contended He Was Hero
... See More
* Casey at the Bat death ?
* Battle of Guadalcanal ends w/ victory
The front page has a four column headline: "GUADALCANAL IS OURS" with subheads and related map. Lengthy text.
Page 25: "'CASEY' CLAIMANT DEAD IN CAPITAL" with subheads that include: "Daniel Casey, 80, Contended He Was Hero
Churchill's famous speech (portions)...
Item #643133
June 4, 1940
THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, dated June 4, 1940.
The front page of this issue contains the reporting of Winston Churchill's speech to the House of Commons of the same date. The three column wide, two line header of the article is "Churchill Says Britain Can Fight years Alone" with the subhead "Admits Allies Had Suffered Colossal Disaster - To Rebui... See More
1945 Forward, the Jewish newspaper...
Item #662679
April 26, 1945
(FORWARD), Jewish newspaper, New York, April 26, 1945
* Rare title
Printed entirely in Yiddish (a high German language of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, which uses the Hebrew alphabet), including the advertisements. Near the end of the World War II in Europe.
We have been told by a reliable source the following:
"The main headline reads "Truman Opens San Francisco Conference Wit
... See More
Gerat, related pair of issues on the island of Biak...
Item #631028
March 11, 1945
Great pair of issues:
RIMBA POST, Biak, N.E.I. (Netherlands East Antilles), March 11, 1945 Biak is a small island located just northwest of New Guinea. During World War II it was a strategic airfield of the Japanese Army serving as a base for operations in the Pacific theater. American forces eventually captured the island during the Battle of Biak in June of 1944. This newspap... See More
Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...
Item #650337
November 28, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 28, 1942
* Jewish Holocaust being known for the 1st time
* Nazi-occupied Poland exterminations
Page 7 has one column headings: "POLAND IN APPEAL ON NAZI OUTRAGES" "Her Parliamentary Council at London Calls to the World Against Massacres" "Underground Aids Jews", "Finance Minister Strausburger, on Visit Here, Says Germ... See More
Item #655287
August 13, 1942
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1942
* Walt Disney's Bambi movie premiere
* Opening day advertisement
This 38 page newspaper has a 12 x 6 inch advertisement on page 15 for the opening day showing of the famous Walt Disney animated cartoon movie 'Bambi'
With movies at that time usually released 1st in New York City, this could very well be the very 1st advertisement for this movi... See More
Cherbourg, France captured...
Item #658337
June 26, 1944
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 26, 1944
* Cherbourg, France captured
* Post D-Day - Normandy landings
* World War II - WWII
The front page has a great banner headline in bold lettering: "CHERBOURG CAPTURED" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage continues on page 7 with related map. (see)
Complete with all 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small library stamp w... See More
Rhythm Night Club fire disaster...
Item #658341
April 24, 1940
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 24, 1940
* Rhythm Club fire disaster (1st report)
* Natchez, Mississippi - Negroes
* Dance hall holocaust
The front page has a great banner headline: "100 DIE IN DANCE HALL FIRE" with subheads. Nice for display. First report coverage on the fire at the Rhythm Night Club which would kill 209.
Complete with all 34 pages, light toning at the margins, smal... See More
Winston Churchill address to U.S. Congress...
Item #658683
December 23, 1941
CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 23, 1941
* Prime Minister Winston Churchill
* Arrives in Washington D.C.
* Visits the White House w/ FDR
* Post attack on Pearl Harbor - WWII
The front page has a great banner headline: "CHURCHILL AT WHITE HOUSE" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. A few related photos on page 2 ad 1 on the back page. Always nice to have notable events in histo... See More
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